![]() He is kept deliberately ordinary and is apparently only the main character because his father happens to be the leader of the herd, a position which he will go on to inherit himself. This would be the last high-quality, full-length feature the studio would make until the start of the 1950s – all of their next ones are package films – so let’s make the most of it!īambi himself, like most of the Disney leads at the time, is a bit of an everyman – or, “everydeer,” if you like. Still, they did get there in the end, and animation enthusiasts are very glad they did, as we have this exquisite film to enjoy today because of their dedication. This was in 1937 it’s a sign of how busy the studio was that proper production on the film didn’t even begin until 1939. He then had the brilliant idea of handing the rights over to the Disney Company, believing that it would be easier to make Bambi as an animated feature. Franklin had bought the book rights in 1933, a few years after the first English translation became available, but eventually decided that the technology of the time simply wasn’t good enough to create the film the way he wanted. The idea of using this popular 1920s novel for one of their films was brought to Disney by Sidney Franklin, an MGM producer and director who specialised in adapting literary works. Ultimately, their efforts paid off it was said to be one of Walt’s favourites of all their films and has since been embraced by the world at large, too. The painstaking work progressed very slowly, with sometimes less than a second of footage being produced per day, and work was often slowed further by the other film commitments the studio had at the time – it was on a skeleton crew until the completion of Fantasia, at least. Bambi could be seen as Disney’s take on a nature documentary, six years before they took on actual nature documentaries with their True-Life Adventures series. Snow White was a fantasy, while Pinocchio leant towards horror and Fantasia was arthouse. After the simplicity of Dumbo, this film marked a return to form for Disney, with lots of expensive multiplane camera shots and fancy artwork, although sadly this wasn’t enough for the film to make a profit on its initial release and, like its brethren before it, it lost money (largely because of the war). This was Walt’s baby he nurtured it for a good five years before it finally came to fruition. We come at last to the end of Disney’s “Golden Age” with this, their fifth feature, Bambi. The first African-American seamen are taken into the US NavyĪnne Frank makes her first diary entry on her 13th birthdayīirths of Stephen Hawking, Muhammad Ali, Aretha Franklin, Barbara Streisand, Paul McCartney, Harrison Ford and Jimi Hendrix The Battle of the Coral Sea occurs the two opposing fleets never sighted one another Sobibór also opens – at least 250,000 more Jews died there PlumbĪccolades – 5 wins and 6 nominations, including 3 Oscar nominationsįailure of the German attempt to take Moscow, Operation Typhoonīełżec extermination camp opens up to 500,000 Jews are believed to have been killed here Sources of Inspiration – Bambi, a Life in the Woods, an Austrian novel by Felix Salten, 1923Īugust 8 th / 9 th, 1942 in London, UK (world premiere)Īugust 13 th, 1942 in New York City, USA (US premiere)ĭirectors – David Hand (supervising), James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Graham Heid, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield and Norman WrightĬomposers – Frank Churchill and Edward H. Paula Winslowe – Bambi’s mother and a pheasantĪdditional voices: Bobette Audrey, Janet Chapman, Jeanne Christy, Dolyn Bramston Cook, Eddie Holden, Jack Horner, Babs Nelson, Sandra Lee Richards, Francesca Santoro and Elouise Wohlwend Mole (not Otis Harlan, as I originally believed)įred Shields – Great Prince of the Forest (Bambi’s dad) Mary Lansing – Aunt Ena (Faline’s mum) and Mrs. Sterling Holloway – Adult Flower (I never realised Holloway was in this!)Ĭammie King Conlon – Young Faline (She was in Gone With the Wind, as the Butler’s daughter) Tim Davis – Adult Thumper and Adolescent Flower ![]() Thelma Boardman – Girl Bunny, Quail Mother and Female Pheasant The opinions expressed therein reflect those of the author and are not to be viewed as factual documentation. The author claims no ownership of this material. Any material, including images and/or video footage, is property of their respective companies, unless stated otherwise. ![]() Disclaimer: This blog is purely recreational and not for profit. ![]()
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